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Aug 13, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Tyler Johnson |Kristi Thomas

As we previously reported here, nearly all health care facilities in California will soon be required to increase the minimum wage paid to health care workers, ranging anywhere from $18 per hour up to $23 per hour depending on the type of health care facility. The increased health care minimum wage was set to go into effect on June 1, 2024; however, on May 31, 2024, Governor Newsom signed SB 828, which provided for a one month delay, to July 1, 2024.

Aug 12, 2024 | natlawreview.com | Kristi Thomas

Skip to main content August 12, 2024 Volume XIV, Number 225 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.

Sep 6, 2023 | natlawreview.com | Kristi Thomas

Wednesday, September 6, 2023 As you have no doubt seen in the news, and may have even experienced first-hand, there have been extreme weather conditions throughout the country, including fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods. When natural disasters strike and employees cannot work because of them, companies are faced with numerous employment-related issues that require immediate attention.

Jul 18, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Kristi Thomas

On July 11, 2023, the California Court of Appeal in Thai v. IBM held that whether an employer is obligated to reimburse expenses incurred by an employee working from home turns on whether the expenses were a direct consequence of the discharge of the employee’s job duties, not on whether the expenses were directly caused by the employer.